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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 227 | 1 212 | 1 307 | 784 | 743 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 423 | 2 466 | 2 528 | 2 465 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 12 040 | 12 530 | 12 866 | 13 666 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 521.6 | 575.7 | 626.0 | 715.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 320 | 45 946 | 48 659 | 52 329 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 138.7 | 157.5 | 172.3 | 200.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 523 | 12 568 | 13 395 | 14 694 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.6 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 28.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 708 | 10 941 | 11 329 | 12 048 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 420.6 | 457.1 | 492.4 | 553.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 442.6 | 480.9 | 516.5 | 584.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 275 | 41 774 | 43 461 | 45 908 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 333 | 43 957 | 45 595 | 48 536 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.5 | 52.1 | 52.2 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.5 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.5 | 35.5 | 34.9 | 34.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 32.2 | 32.3 | 32.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 239 | 1 217 | 1 139 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 52.8 | 54.8 | 56.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 58.1 | 60.9 | 63.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 655 | 45 052 | 49 711 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 46 924 | 50 018 | 56 060 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 649 | 2 604 | 2 529 | 2 523 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 819 | 933 | 1 122 | 1 203 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 702 | 786 | 864 | 873 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 170 | 4 323 | 4 515 | 4 599 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 516 | 417 | 495 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 294 | 228 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 723 | 711 | 723 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 570 | 630 | 474 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 51 | 186 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 597 | 681 | 660 |
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| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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